Several years ago, I worked in a residential treatment facility housed to over thirty boys and girls with a wide range of emotional and behavioral problems, such as: conduct disorders, reactive attachment, PTSD, victims of abuse, etc. The facility treated children who were dis-regulated and seemingly ‘out of control’ kids… Read more
A report came out in January called “Shame on U.S.: Failings by All Three Branches of Our Federal Government Leave Abused and Neglected Children Vulnerable to Further Harm.” Many people heard about the report on public radio. The report was created by the Children’s Advocacy Institute, which is a research… Read more
This coming year is already off to a great start. Our first training of the year is already full and it looks like we have a waiting list! So what else is happening next year? An important focus for us next year is community. We’re really looking to extend our… Read more
I didn’t know the exact history of National Adoption Month and so I looked it up. There’s a nice overview here , but to sum it up, National Adoption Month was originally a week. It was started in 1976 by Governor Michael Dukakis in Massachusetts and the idea was pretty much… Read more
As some of you might know, Child Advocates – Denver CASA is going to be 20 years old next year. That’s an official birthday based on when the organization was incorporated (more about that later). Now 20 years got me thinking. Where was I 20 years ago? To be honest,… Read more
I started with Child Advocates on August 5th. Since then, I’ve had the good fortune of meeting so many people. It’s amazing to me how many different kinds of people are connected to the organization. Once past the initial introduction, I usually get the big question that can be summed… Read more